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Albany Film Festival: Thank you for joining us!

NYS Writers Institute

Apr 7, 20223 min read

Albany Film Festival: Thank you for joining us!

From NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl: We were pleased with the turnout, the enthusiasm, and the glowing reviews from...

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Screening of "Attica" and discussion with director Stanley Nelson

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 23, 20225 min read

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Screening of "Attica" and discussion with director Stanley Nelson

“Stanley Nelson’s stirring, scalding documentary about the 1971 Attica prison uprising, is an essential film that can now stand as a...

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Novelist Wally Lamb and director Derek M. Cianfrance

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 22, 20222 min read

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Novelist Wally Lamb and director Derek M. Cianfrance

“With I Know This Much Is True, there’s a lot of grief in this story, but you can’t have grief without love. Just like you can’t have...

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Nelson Algren documentary

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 20, 20222 min read

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Nelson Algren documentary

"A riveting, comprehensive depiction of an author that Ernest Hemingway declared second only to William Faulkner in the pantheon of U.S....

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Karen Allen

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 17, 20223 min read

Albany Film Festival spotlight: Karen Allen

Award-winning actor, theatrical director, and writer Karen Allen (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Animal House, Starman, The Glass Menagerie,...

One month away... The 2nd Annual Albany Film Festival

NYS Writers Institute

Mar 2, 20224 min read

One month away... The 2nd Annual Albany Film Festival

The 2nd Annual Albany Film Festival - featuring a number of "bookish" events, and events that emphasize writing - will be presented by...